MS-DRG 418Surgical
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC
Major Diagnostic Category 07·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 418 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.7363 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.2 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.8 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
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FY 2027 payment data
From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
- Relative weight:
- 1.7363 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 3.2 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 3.8 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Same condition, other severity levels
CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.
Procedure codes (8)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 418.
- 0F544Z3Destruction of Gallbladder using Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0F544ZZDestruction of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0F548ZZDestruction of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
- 0FB44ZXExcision of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0FB44ZZExcision of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0FB48ZZExcision of Gallbladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
- 0FT44ZGResection of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Hand-Assisted
- 0FT44ZZResection of Gallbladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach